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Founded in 2021, Bloomberg New Economy established the Catalyst program with a simple goal: to find people whose innovations, efforts and objectives have a genuine shot at changing the world for the better. Catalysts are founders, activists, entrepreneurs, policy makers, scientists, visionaries, even elected representatives whose remarkable work across business, philanthropy and government – especially in the emerging markets – demands recognition.

Each year Catalysts are recognized for their work in 5 breakthrough areas – these areas represent Bloomberg New Economy’s take on the most talked about topics, emerging trends and breakthrough innovations on the global agenda.